We investigate the neutrality features of an ACE tax reform proposal suggested for the company tax reform in Germany. As a pure ACE tax system is not feasible in practice, certain elements have been changed in the proposal: the traditional income tax of non-corporations remains progressive; there...

Political feasibility and international tax competition significantly restrict the scope for tax reforms aiming at production efficiency. Daniel Zöller presents an ACE-based reform proposal labeled "Interest-Adjusted Profit Tax" which is capable of achieving neutrality with respect to financial...

Political economy aspects make progressive income taxation and taxation of capital income imperative in practise. International tax competition and profit shifting, in turn, put pressure on corporate and capital taxes. Hence, the scope for a politically feasible change-over to a status of...